“Aakash” Specification and Price : India’s cheapest Tablet
ndia now has the cheapest tablet which is priced at 30$ for college graduates and a commercial vcersion in 50$ to roll out soon.
Aakash Specifications :
So I guess you had figured out now what the device is for. Its not for entertainment and nor for playing games but a device which will give a computer to every person in India, right from Vegetable shopkeepers to a Taxi Driver to manage his stuff done if at all required.
Even if I forget everything, this device can get school kids who live in rural area a power to read and get to know the world outside if this device can be regularly updated with new books and offline Wikipedia. Probably somebody can run a service updating these devices with new stuff available to children.
Aakash Specifications :
- Android 2.2
- Screen Size is 7″ Resistive
- Processor: 366 MHz + another processor for Graphics or HD Video
- RAM : 256 MB
- Flash memory: 2GB + 2GB Micro-SD (expandable up to 32 GB)
- USB ports: 2
- Battery Power is 2100mAH
So I guess you had figured out now what the device is for. Its not for entertainment and nor for playing games but a device which will give a computer to every person in India, right from Vegetable shopkeepers to a Taxi Driver to manage his stuff done if at all required.
Even if I forget everything, this device can get school kids who live in rural area a power to read and get to know the world outside if this device can be regularly updated with new books and offline Wikipedia. Probably somebody can run a service updating these devices with new stuff available to children.
World’s cheapest tablet ‘Aakash’ launched by the Indian Government
The Indian Government today has launched ‘Aakash’, the world’s cheapest Androidrunning 7-inch tablet. Developed by the IIT Rajasthan, the tablet will be available to students at $35 (Rs. 1750 after subsidy).
The specs of the tablet are as below:
The specs of the tablet are as below:
- Android 2.2
- 7 inch resistive touchscreen
- 366 MHz Connexant processor with graphics accelerator
- 256 MB RAM and 2GB Flash memory, expandable to 32GB
- 2 USB ports
- Micro-SD slot
- 3.5mm jack
- WiFi